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Cowpens National Battlefield

What about us??? Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will research the roles of women, African-Americans and Native Americans in the American Revolution.

Kings Mountain National Military Park

African Americans in the American Revolution

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

*What were duties and responsibilities of African-American soldiers in the American Revolution? *How did African Americans make significant contributions during the American Revolution?

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Women in the American Revolution

Type: Student Activities
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Women had an important role in the Revolution. Complete this student activity to learn more.

Gateway Arch National Park

African Americans of the West Traveling Trunk

Type: Traveling Trunk
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

James Nash was an African American explorer who traveled through the West in the nineteenth century. Learn about Nash's life experiences and his most cherished possessions and memories with this traveling trunk.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Unsung Patriots: African-Americans at the Battle of Cowpens

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

What important role did African-Americans have in the Battle of Cowpens?

Valley Forge National Historical Park

Reflections of African American Patriots at Valley Forge

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

There are many little known stories in our nation’s history. We are challenged to uncover them and to analyze their significance to our nation and to us as individuals.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

“They Fought Like Tigers” African American Soldiers and American Indian Soldiers

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Fort Scott was the base for one of the most diverse assemblies of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Significant numbers of African Americans and American Indians were recruited in this area. This program provides opportunities for students to discover their stories through small group activities, critical thinking, and discussion. The program time is 45 minutes including time for questions and answers.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

African Americans During the Civil War: A Compressed History

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Lesson Plan detailing African American involvement during the American Civil War in both combatant and noncombatant roles. Lesson also highlights individual involvement and contributions to the war effort as well as document analysis.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

Lesson 5 - CODED SPIRITUALS, METAPHOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This is the fifth set of lessons in a multi lesson unit. It is based on the two-cd set Freedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad, available from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 North Peters Street, New Orleans, La, 70116. www.nps.gov/jazz

African Americans and the War of 1812: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

The War of 1812, which pitted the United States, Great Britain and their allies against each over the course of three years, turned into an opportunity for enslaved African Americans to advocate for their freedom. Between the summers of 1813 and 1814, 4,000-5,000 fled to the side of the British, in the hopes of securing freedom and safe passage for themselves and their families.

Maggie L Walker National Historic Site

“Nickels to Dollars”: Maggie L. Walker's Quest for African American Economic Empowerment

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will pretend to go back in time to 1903 when Maggie Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. They will use a 3D replica of, or the computer aided models of, the 1927 Maggie Walker collection bank to learn about the economic tools African Americans used to resist discrimination and uplift their communities during the Jim Crow era. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

Breaking into the Army Nurse Corps: How Black Nurses Demanded to Serve

Type: Guest Speakers
Grade Levels: Adult Education

How did African American women break into the Army Nurse Corps? The nurses of the Army Nurse Corps were an essential part of the war effort. The African American nurses fought to serve their country and to be there for the Black soldiers they treated. Though hurdles were laid in their way, these women succeeded in enlisting in the Army. Many Black nurses went on to serve around the world and perform ground-breaking research.

African Burial Ground National Monument

Exploring the African Burial Ground

Type: Field Trips
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

African Burial Ground trips consist of a 90 minute visit, which includes a site film, a ranger led discussion, and a tour of our memorial, as well as a chance to explore the exhibits in our visitor center. On-site visits are offered Tuesday-Saturday at 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1 PM, and 2 PM and are limited to groups of 40 people or less.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Subsistence: Women’s Influence

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will learn how women shaped the lives and livelihoods of the tribes living at Knife River Indian Villages through agricultural practices and trade by reading and discussion, graphic organization utilizing the KWL (Know/Want to Know/Learned) model and through experiential learning.

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Women of the Military Frontier

Type: Distance Learning
Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Men weren't the only people at frontier military posts - women lived at these forts as well. Find out who they were and how they spent their days.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Women and the Manhattan Project

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Lesson Plan: Students explore the roles of women during the Manhattan Project at Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge.

Women's Rights National Historical Park

Be a Women's Rights Influencer

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Students will research women’s rights and reform advocates from the nineteenth century. Students will choose one activist and act as their social media manager. Students will create a social media plan for the platform of their choice and highlight their reformer’s story.

Antietam National Battlefield

Women in the Civil War

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

This lesson plan can be used to help your students explore some of the important roles that women had during the Civil War.

Flight 93 National Memorial

America Attacked

Type: Lesson Plan
Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

Program Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Name three terrorist and their role in the September 11, 2001, attack 2. List two events leading up to the attacks on September 11 that had an impact on national security 3. Name the four targets and potential targets selected by the terrorist on September 11